Woman arrested after disturbance at library

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Police arrested a woman for endangering the welfare of a child after the woman had an outburst at the Portsmouth Public Library on Saturday afternoon.

Police responded to the scene at approximately 2 p.m. and identified Ann Devine, with a last known address of 296 Hanover Street, who was acting in a dazed state. An 8-year-old girl was in Devine’s care at the time, and police say Devine was intoxicated, yelling and causing a scene.

Devine was then arrested for endangering the welfare of a child and a breach of bail. She is currently out on bail for another arrest in Portsmouth on November 2, 2013, when she was charged with criminal trespass.

Her bail conditions stipulate she remain of good behavior and not commit any state or federal crimes. Ms. Devine is not related to the child that was in her care.

Police say that along with being unruly and intoxicated, during the initial investigation she induced the child not to cooperate with the police as they attempted to determine who her parents were.

Ms. Devine was held without bail due to the breach of bail charge and is currently at the Rockingham County Jail awaiting her arraignment in Portsmouth District Court on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at 11 a.m.

The child was reunited with her mother shortly afterward and was uninjured as a result of her contact with Ms. Devine. There are no charges expected on either parent of the child.